Starship Asterisk*

I can't find it on the APOD website. I'd like to make sure that they are giving credit, paying royalties, etc.

http://www.istyles.com/blue-giant-acer- ... 13605.html

Can anyone confirm? I tried searching on "Blue sun", "false color", etc. with no luck (too many search results...)

Dougmeister wrote:I can't find it on the APOD website. I'd like to make sure that they are giving credit, paying royalties, etc.

http://www.istyles.com/blue-giant-acer- ... 13605.html

Can anyone confirm? I tried searching on "Blue sun", "false color", etc. with no luck (too many search results...)

Looks similar to a Stereo image of the Sun, see APOD: 2006 Dec 22 - The View from Stereo Ahead.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stere ... index.html
http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Found it. It's a SOHO (Solar & Heliospheric Observatory) picture

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/gallery/ ... s_prev.jpg

SOHO Copyright notice

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060710.html

This is an APOD that is similar. Color ox different though! 8)

Orin

Thanks. Reported it to SOHO.

orin stepanek wrote:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060710.html

This is an APOD that is similar. Color ox different though! 8)

Dougmeister wrote:Thanks. Reported it to SOHO.

I don't think there is any violation. NASA images are released without copyright, and can be used commercially or otherwise, with or without attribution. SOHO is a joint venture between NASA and ESA, and ESA is much more proprietary with their data than NASA. However, there's nothing in the so-called SOHO copyright notice (it isn't really a legal copyright notice at all- there seems to be no actual claim of copyright) that prevents commercial use of SOHO images. I doubt very much if SOHO could limit usage of released images (especially in the U.S.) even if they wanted to, and I don't see any evidence that they really care.

What you can't do is use the agency logos, or give any indication that the agencies are endorsing your product. But these laptop and phone skins don't seem to do that.

neufer wrote:

orin stepanek wrote:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060710.html

This is an APOD that is similar. Color ox different though! 8)

Is this a Russet, Neuf?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&r ... 1&ct=title

orin

aristarchusinexile wrote:Is this a Russet, Neuf?

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In case someone else wants to use "Duty Free" images on a business venture (which APODs are), the Blue Giant Acer image cannot copyright by the manufacturer either. Legally anybody can copy, reuse or make knock-offs of their image - they have no legal claim to them.

Dr. Skeptic wrote:In case someone else wants to use "Duty Free" images on a business venture (which APODs are), the Blue Giant Acer image cannot copyright by the manufacturer either. Legally anybody can copy, reuse or make knock-offs of their image - they have no legal claim to them.

Careful. APODs are not necessarily copyright free, or otherwise free to use. Those from NASA projects generally are, but many are the work of private individuals, or nongovernmental entities. You need to see the specific copyright information provided with each APOD to know if and how it can be used.

susanspy wrote:Hello all

i am susan here i tried to see if there is any copyright information provided with each APOD , but there is nothing stated as to the use or distribution of the same does that mean it can be used or it will be a prohibition?, i am confused could any one help me out please.

thanks in advance.

Cheers!!!

About image permissions:

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